Question 1

Is Newmanstown Water Auth water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Newmanstown Water Auth (PWS ID: PA7380028) has 122 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 2,335 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Newmanstown Water Auth serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Newmanstown Water Auth serves 2,335 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Newmanstown or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,038 service connections. The operator address is listed in Newmanstown, Pennsylvania.

Question 3

What type of violations does Newmanstown Water Auth have?

Accepted Answer

Newmanstown Water Auth has 122 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 104 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Newmanstown Water Auth water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Newmanstown Water Auth under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Newmanstown Water Auth use?

Accepted Answer

Newmanstown Water Auth uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

Where does Newmanstown Water Auth sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Newmanstown Water Auth ranks #12,466 of 29,740 by people served, and #479 of 1,340 in Pennsylvania. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Newmanstown Water Auth's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Newmanstown Water Auth has 122 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 23% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 77% of that cohort has fewer violations than Newmanstown Water Auth. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Chlorine	MR	28	2017
Nitrate	MR	13	2023
Groundwater Rule	MR	13	2023
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	8	2019
Nitrite	MR	7	2023
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	3	2006
Public Notice	Other	3	2006
TTHM	MR	2	2021
Endrin	MR	2	1988
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	1988
Methoxychlor	MR	2	1988
Toxaphene	MR	2	1988
2,4,5-TP	MR	2	1988
Cadmium	MR	2	1995
Chromium	MR	2	1995
CYANIDE	MR	2	1995
Mercury	MR	2	1995
Antimony, Total	MR	2	1995
Beryllium, Total	MR	2	1995
Thallium, Total	MR	2	1995
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	2	1991
Arsenic	MR	2	1995
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	2	2021
Fluoride	MR	2	1995
Barium	MR	2	1995
Selenium	MR	2	1995
2,4-D	MR	2	1988
Nickel	MR	2	1995
Coliform (TCR)	MR	1	2006

Newmanstown Water Auth

Newmanstown Water Auth standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Newmanstown Water Auth

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served